Loose-leaf binder



March 81 1927' H, B. JEINNINGS. JR

LOOSE 1.1m BINDER v v Filed June 18. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet '1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY H. B. JENNINGS, JR

LOOSE LEAF BINDER March 8,1927. 1,620,103

Filed June 1 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 wrmss;

ATTORNEY l,ti20,103

HENRY B. JENNINGS, JR, OF LONG ISLAND, VIRGINIA.

LOOSE-LEAF BINDER.

Application filed June 18, 1924. Serial No. 720,822.

This invention relates to improvements in loose leaf binders and has for an object the provision of a binder unit which includes a main binder and an auxiliary binder so connected to provide a loose leaf book, including a reference book and a loose leaf note book, the invention being especially useful for Bibles of ministers.

Another object of the inventionis the provision of a binder which may be arranged in book form and in which the leaves will lie perfectly flat when the book is open, so that notations thereon may be readily accessible and additional notes conveniently added.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a loose leaf binder which is simple in construction and may be readily manipulated for the insertion and removal of leaves.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a book which includes a loose leaf binder constructed in accordance with the invention, the book being shown open.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary end view on an enlarged scale with the parts in the position shown in Figure 1.

1 Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing one edge of the back of the book released so that the leaves will lie perfectly flat.

Figure l is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view with the parts in the position shown in Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view with the parts in the position shown in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a plan view partly broken away and showing the parts in the position illustrated in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a sectional View on the line 7'T- of Figure at.

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the means for locking the hooks of the auxiliary binder.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary plan view of a portion of the spring actuated locking rod and its guide.

Figure 10 is a detail perspective view of the bail.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on the line 1111 of Fig-' in like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the invention is shown in connection with a combination text and note book, the text book being indicated at 10 and the note book at 11. It is of course obvious that the book may be of any character, but the invention is designed especially for use with a Bible, thecover of which is shown at'12, the said cover serving to enclose both the book 10 and the book 11.

The Bible or book 10 has its leaves removably held in place by what may be termed the main binder or main clamp 13. This main clamp is substantially U-shaped and includes a transversely L-shaped member and a removable plate, the latter being shown at 14:. This plate is detachably secured to the l..-sl1aped member and together with said member provides a transversely channelshaped clamp, the parts of which are connected by two studs 15 which are spaced along the clamp. These studs are provided at one end with heads 16 which are received within openings 17 provided in the L-shaped member of the clamp, while the shanks of the studs extend through a removable clamping plate 18. The opposite ends of the studs 15 are provided with threaded sockets for the reception of studs 15 by means of which the membersof the'clamp 13 are held in associ- L ated relation. The main binder or clamp 13 carries at each end substantially rectangular end plates 20 whose area is greater than the transverse area of the clamp 13 so as to er;- tend beyond the sides of the said clamp.

The L-shaped member of the clamp 13 is arranged to provide a guide groove or channel 21, the latter being preferably formed by securing an inverted channel bar 21f upon the L-shaped member so as to provide spaced plates, while beween these plates there is located a longitudinally slidable locking bar 22. with two of the hooks 23 which are spaced along the binder, these hooks together with the slide 22 and a portion of the l -shaped member 13 of the main clamp, forming. a

part of an auxiliary binder or clamp within which are secured the leaves of the note book 11. The hooks 23 are as shown in Figures 6 and 7, arranged in pairs and extend upward from a bar 24: which extends This bar 22 is adapted for engagement alonglthe back of the main clamp 13 and whose opposite ends are provided with reduced extensions or lugs 25. These extensions or lugs 25 extend through and areslidable vertically within slots 26 provided. in the end plates 20 so that'the hooks may be moved inward and outward with respect to the binder. One of the ends of the hooks are vsecureduto the bar 24 while: their opposite .en'ds are notched as shown-at 27, while the locking bar 22 is provided with spaced hey-hole slots: 28 which receive these notched endsof the hooks and which when moved .:,lon 'itud1nall Will cause one ed e opt." the plate 35 in the position shown in'F gu-re -l.

' -;key-hole slots to .enteriand engage .thewalls (10f: the -.notches 27" andsliold the hooks in locked j lOSl-tlOn. To permit :theends of rthe -ho'oks23 to-enter the notches 27, the member 7 13, is provided with openings 13- beneath .these"notchesas shown. in Figure 8 of. the

.d-rawings. This is clearly illustrated ,in

Figure 8 of thedrawings. The hooks 23 may he thus ,manipulated and .the leaves of the-notebook 11 removed or inserted without disturbing the leaves .of the book, 10.

V i-The plate 18 and the channel barEZl are .removably secured to the. L-shapedmeinber13 bymeans of studs 15. so that by removing these st-uds the channehshaped memtber may. be detached while, the leaves of the book 10 may be. removed through the reanoval-of the screws19'and the member 14 1 of themain clamp. By. reference to Figure 7. it will be seen [that the-studs 15 are located at opposite 1 ends, orv at the toparid-bottom ends of the book, while the, studs15 are located interined-iately. .The studs 15, as before stated, have their heads bearing upon the plate -18,.while.studs 15 extend upward and are "provided with beveled heads 29 which engage thewalls of beveled openin s provided in .thechannelbarQl as seen in Figure 6 ofthedrawings. "By reference to this'fig- ,ure it willibe noted that the locking bar 22,.terniinates suiticiently short of the ends mneedge an-operating lug 22 which operates withinanotch 22 provided in the channel .barQl', the shoulders at- ,the opposite ends of. this notchi' iorming stops to limit sliding :rnovement of thel locking bar 22in either direction.

Pivotally secured between the end. plates V 20% shown at 30 is a plate 3l, the "latter behing secured to the back of the book cover by means of a clamping plate 82' having in- .turned ends. fThisclamping plate '32 actsto :Lclamp hetweenit and the pl'ate'31, a flexible strip 83 which has 'itsopposite ends secured .tofithebook cover 12. if desired this strip the leavesll as shown in Figure 4 of the drawings. lhislocking plate 35 is provided underneath with spaced guides 37 .within which is slidingly mounted a, locking rod saidrod extending beyond the ends oi the locking piate. This rod. is adapted to enter ,notches 39 provided .in the end plates 20 and when so engaged Wlll hold the The locking rod88 is provided at one end with :a right-angularly disposed loop or finger. piece 38 by means of which the, rod -may be moved longitudinally. This 'longidisengage the end of the rod 38 adjacent :the .finger piece. this end-0t the rod is flexed or moved :latera'lly. A springtO which is secured toone oi the spaced guides 37 has one of its ends engaged with the rod 38 as shown in Figure 9 of the drawings and this spring .acts to yieldingly resist longitudinal-move- 1116I1h0tl16 rod and holds the latter in env gaged position.

'The slide bar, 24 which carries the hooks 23 is'tormed of a transversely substantially By means of the constructionjusttda scribed it will be apparent that one edge of the back ofthe cover 12, of thebook niay be unfolded as shown in Figures3and' 5 so that thedeaves of the notebook ll'll'ltty be opened so as to lie absolutely fiat. In order to progide rest for the opened leaves the space between the released edge of the back of the book cover and the upper edgeof the binder is bridged by thelocking plate--35 and in order to hold the locking plate "in this position and to facilitate the releasing and lockingof the plate 35 'there is provided a bailelwhich is pivoted within the rolled edge 36 of the plate 85--and-whose opposite ends. are pivotally mounted-M 41 within the end plates-2O so that when the book is arranged as shown =in- 'Fi-gure5-the leaves of thenote book 11 may be opiened to the left in the. said figure to lie uponi: the locking plate,

The swinging movement of thewbail 41 may be seen by'refer-enceto 'Figures 253, 4 and 5 of the drawings. In Figures 2 and 4 the clamping plate 35 is in "position to' lock locking bar 38 in the manner previously described, the rolled edge 36 of the plate 35 may be swung upward and outward, or to the left of the drawings. This is possible due to the pivotal mounting of the inturned ends of the bail 41 in the end plates 20. This upward and outward movement will cause the bail to move over the upper ends of the end plates 20 until it reaches the position illustrated in Figures 3 and 5 of the drawings.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. In a loose leaf binder, a sectional transversely channel-shaped clamp, means extending transversely of the clamp for removably securing the sections together, and means for engagement with leaves, a cover, means connecting the back of the cover with the clamp including means whereby one edge of the back ma be released.

2. In a loose leaf inder, a sectional transversely channel-shaped clamp, means for removably securing the sections together, means extending transversely of the clamp for engagement with leaves, a cover, a back plate having one edge hingedly secured to one edge of the clamp, means connecting the cover to the back of the plate, a locking plate hingedly connected with the back plate, whereby said plate may be swung laterally with relation to the clamp, and means for locking the plate with relation to the clamp.

3. In a loose leaf binder, a main binder including a transversely channel-shaped leaf-receiving clamp, an auxiliary binder mounted thereon, said auxiliary binder including leaf-engaging hooks, means connecting together one end of all of the hooks, means for mounting the hook-connecting means upon the main binder for relative vertical movement whereby the hooks may be engaged with or disengaged from the leaves and means for locking the opposite ends of the hooks to the main binder,

I. In a loose leaf binder, a main binder including a transversely channel-shaped leaf-receiving clamp, an auxiliary binder mounted thereon, said binder including vertically movable leaf-engaging hooks, means connecting the hooks to provide for simultaneous movement whereby said hooks may be engaged with or disengaged from the leaves and means for locking the hooks against accidental movement.

5. In a loose leaf binder, a main binder including a transversely channel-shaped leaf-receiving clamp, an auxiliary binder mounted thereon, said auxiliary binder including leaf-engaging hooks, means connecting together one end of all of the hooks, means for mounting the hook-connecting means upon the main binder for relative vertical movement whereby the hooks may be engaged with or disengaged from the leaves and a longitudinally movable locking bar detachably engaging the opposite ends of the hooks.

6. In a loose leaf binder, a main binder including a transversely channel-shaped leaf-receiving clamp, an auxiliary binder mounted thereon, said auxiliary binder including leaf-engaging hooks, means connecting together one end of all of the hooks, means for mounting the hook-coiinecting means upon the main binder for relative vertical movement whereby the hooks may be engaged with or disengaged from the leaves and means carried by the main binder and detachably engaging the hooks for locking the same against accidental movement.

7. In a loose leaf binder, a main binder means including atransversely channelshaped leaf-receiving clamp, a locking bar mounted for longitudinal sliding movement upon the main binder, an auxiliary binder mounted upon the main binder, comprising leaf-engaging hooks for the auxiliary binder and means at one end of the hooks for detachable engagement with the locking bar.

8. In a loose leaf binder, a main binder for the retention of substantially permanent leaves, means supported upon the main binder for the retention of temporary leaves in a position to overlie and substantially register with the substantially permanent leaves, and means supported by the main binder for clamping said temporary leaves in overlying position when the binder is completely closed.

In testimon whereof I affix my signature.

H NRY B. JENNINGS, JR. 

